Romania’s Blue Air eyes UK IPO via reverse takeover
Ridgecrest, a cash shell company based in Surrey in the United Kingdom, announced plans on July 6 to engineer a… Read More »
Ireland’s Emerald Airlines eyes Aer Lingus ops in early 4Q21
Aer Lingus Regional services could be back in the air by October with final contracts to be signed soon with… Read More »
India’s SpiceJet confirms it will separate cargo “lifeline”
SpiceJet (SG, Delhi Int’l) plans to “hive-off the cargo business to operate as a separate entity,” in the words of… Read More »
DR Congo’s flyCAA set to resume A320 operations
Five years after it retired all of its A320-200s, the Democratic Republic of Congo’s flyCAA (BU, Kinshasa N’Djili) took delivery… Read More »
EU approves open skies with Armenia, Tunisia, Ukraine
The Council of the European Union, a gathering of the bloc’s ministers, has approved the signing of four open skies… Read More »
American Airlines and Sabre to face-off in new court case
American Airlines (AA, Dallas/Fort Worth) has filed a breach-of-contract lawsuit against Sabre Airline Solutions, seeking a temporary injunction preventing its… Read More »
Brussels backs further €40mn state aid to prop up Alitalia
The European Commission has concluded that EUR39.7 million euros (USD47.1 million) in further assistance the Italian government had asked… Read More »
Vietnam Airlines signs up for first part of $174mn loan
Vietnam Airlines (VN, Hanoi) took one step back from the brink of bankruptcy on July 3 when it signed a… Read More »
PIA Pakistan to issue $127mn sukuk this month
PIA – Pakistan International Airlines (PK, Islamabad Quaid-e-Azam Int’l) will issue a ten-year sukuk later this month, worth up to… Read More »
Bangladesh again grounds domestic flights
Domestic flights in Bangladesh have been suspended until July 14, 2021, in line with a strict week-long COVID-19 lockdown following… Read More »
Billionaires race to space
Three separate companies are preparing to launch civilians into space, with a billionaire entrepreneur at or near the front of… Read More »
American accusing Sabre of favoring Delta
American Airlines is suing Sabre over its New Airline Storefront, which American says is biased in favor of Delta. American… Read More »
Hospitality to LGBTQ guests makes business sense
Destinations, hotels and travel agencies that don’t welcome LGBTQ customers are losing out on billions of dollars from a burgeoning… Read More »
JetBlue Tech Ventures backs rental information company
JetBlue Tech Ventures, the airline’s venture capital subsidiary, has invested in Transparent, a company that aggregates publicly available data and… Read More »
At the high end, hotels offer maximum distancing
From exclusive gym sessions at the Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills to gourmet cooking at private homes… Read More »
Hotel quarantine crisis spurs Australia entry reduction
Stress to its coronavirus hotel quarantine system wrought by emergence of the highly contagious delta variant has prompted Australia to… Read More »
PPP errors could require repayment of forgiven loans
Paycheck Protection Program borrowers could be on the hook to repay “overfunding,” in which good-faith errors triggered loans that exceed… Read More »
Tenn. initiative rewards hotel guests with air coupons
Visitors who book hotel stays at any of four Tennessee cities will be offered $250 airline vouchers under a new… Read More »
Kosher hotel is all about the environment
A 17th-century manor house in Kent, England, has been transformed into a vegetarian, kosher ecohotel with a zip line, vegetable… Read More »
LGBTQ Americans find home in hospitality sector
Pride Month is a highlight but no break from business as usual for a hotel industry that’s been a leader… Read More »
Entertainment center could open at Calif. casino
Red Hawk Casino in California has announced plans to build an entertainment center atop its eight-level parking garage. Plans for… Read More »
Legoland New York’s hotel to open Aug. 6
Legoland New York Resort in Goshen will take reservations for Aug. 6 and beyond for its Legoland Hotel. The resort… Read More »